Because traveling was too hard, Qian Chao and Li Jian rested for one night in Ruixuan Town before returning to Wuling Sect the next day.
The next day, the two of them walked together towards the exit of Ruixuan Town. In Ruixuan Town, no one is allowed to fly. As long as the monks enter here, they must rely on two legs to measure wherever they go.
The two were walking when they suddenly heard someone calling them.
"Junior Brother Qian, Junior Brother Li, didn't you leave a few days ago? Are you back again?"
The two looked around and found that the person speaking was none other than Xu Sheng. He was walking along the street with a group of people. When they saw Qian Chao and Li Jian, they stopped to say hello.
"Senior Brother Xu," Qian Chao and Li Jian hurried forward to salute, "I did go back a few days ago, but... hehe... you also know that I asked someone to sell the spiritual weapons I refined here. Just a few days ago Someone brought a message back to me, saying that someone was willing to pay a high price to buy some spiritual weapons, so I came back again. I arrived yesterday, so I think I made another fortune in spiritual stones."
Of course, Qian Chao couldn't tell the truth about his coming to Ruixuan Town here, and Xu Sheng was accompanied by a strange foundation-building monk.
"Well, it must be that boy Bu Yannong, he is quite capable of doing business." When he said this, Xu Sheng noticed that the man following him looked at Qian Chao curiously, and said with a smile. "Junior Brother Bian, come, let me introduce to you. This Junior Brother Qian is Junior Brother Qian Chaoqian who entered the inner hall of Jiuxuan Chengqi Hall with the second level of Qi Refining. This is Junior Brother Li Jian from Mu Xiufeng. Well, two junior brothers, this is Senior Brother Bian Lian from Qixia Mountain. He just established the foundation not many years ago, and now he has been assigned to Ruixuan Town by the sect. This is your first meeting, so you must have met each other."
"I've met Senior Brother Bian." Qian Chao and Li Jian hurriedly saluted this Senior Brother Bian.
The young foundation-building monk named Bian Lian said in return:
"I have heard of Junior Brother Qian's name a long time ago, and I finally saw it today. It seems that my foundation building happened after Junior Brother Qian entered the inner hall of Chengqi Hall. Several years have passed in a flash."
After all, the four people only met by chance. After saying a few words on the street, they said goodbye to each other. Xu Sheng took Bian Lian away, while Qian Chao and Li Jian continued to walk out of the town.
However, in a deserted place, Li Jian suddenly stopped and said:
"Brother Qian!"
Qian Chao turned back curiously and found that Li Jian was looking at him seriously and alertly, so he asked curiously:
"Brother Li, what's wrong?"
"Brother Qian, do you remember that before the big tide in Hanquan Valley, we went to Hanquan Valley in advance to check the truth, and then we met Wen Liang that night?"
"Of course I remember, you mean..."
Qian Chao immediately understood what Li Jian meant, and couldn't help but look at Li Jian in shock. That night, in Hanquan Valley, the five of them met Wen Liang. If it weren't for Qian Chao's "Hidden Spirit Formation" at that time, "Cover, maybe the five of them will be discovered by Wen Liang, and on that night, Wen Liang did not appear in Hanquan Valley alone, but many people, most of whom were there before the big tide in Hanquan Valley. Zhong was either dead or captured. Even Yan Jing was injured in the hands of five people when he was chasing Zuo You and finally had to escape. But there was one person who never appeared again that night. There was a foundation-building monk dressed as a five-spirit person who was following Wen Liang. Li Jian said at that time that he would definitely be able to recognize that person if he met him again!
As a result, just now, when Xu Sheng opened his mouth to call him and Qian Chao, a huge wave surged in Li Jian's heart, because at that moment he concluded that the man who was following senior brother Xu Sheng The young Foundation Establishment monk, the Foundation Establishment monk named Bian Lian, was the one who followed Wen Liang that night!
(For the above, see Volume 5: First Ming, Chapter 13: Second Seeing Wenliang.)
What a good brother Li!
Qian Chao secretly praised in his heart that after all, he was a military general, the city was majestic, and he had the demeanor to remain unchanged despite a mountain falling in front of him. Just now, he and himself saluted Xu Sheng and Bian Lian, although he was only focused on talking to Xu Sheng at that time. , didn't pay attention to Li Jian's face, but I guess he didn't have any abnormality at all, and he dealt with it calmly. Even if he knew that the Bian Lian in front of him was Wen Liang's secret agent in the sect, he still behaved as usual, making Bian Lian, let Xu Sheng didn't even see any flaws.
Qian Chao had no doubts about Li Jian's judgment. He looked back and saw that the place was empty. There were people walking far behind, but it was a place to talk.
Why did everything come together in such a hurry? Qian Chao secretly thought that Chu Yuan came to him and told him that Wen Liang was going to deal with him, and then Zuo You risked his life to bring him news from outside the clan, and then he found Wen Liang in Ruixuan Town, who was also a foundation-building cultivator. For this guy, it seems that what Wen Liang is going to stir up next will definitely be a big storm!
The most important thing now is to return to the sect safely and bring the news back.
"Brother Li, I know a way. Although it is a long way around, it is better than being safe. We will be fine if we go back that way. We will wait until we return to the sect to discuss everything."
"good!"
…
It was near noon on the second day that Qian Chao and Li Jian returned to the sect exhausted. However, they did not go back to rest separately. Instead, they went directly to the cave of Fairy Guhuo in Shuiyun Valley.
"Brother Li, Boy Qian, why are you here? Boy Qian, I went to look for you two days ago. Where did you go?" Tang Ping was a little curious about the arrival of these two people.
"Girl Tang, things are important. Find a quiet place to talk."
"Oh." Tang Ping then noticed that the expressions on the two people's faces were a bit off.
After a while, Tang Ping, Qian Chao, and Li Jian left Fairy Guhuo's cave and headed straight for Tang Bonian's cave.
After a long time, Tang Ping, Qian Chao and Li Jian returned to their respective residences.
Then, several of Tang Bonian's disciples were sent out and left quietly without attracting anyone's attention. That night, Xu Sheng, who was sitting in Ruixuan Town, returned to his home without anyone noticing. In Master Tang Bonian's cave, he and Tang Bonian talked for a long time in a secret room, and then left quietly after midnight.
…
A few days later, it was still night in the cave of Senior Tang Bo.
There were already people in the room, it was Tang Bonian, Fairy Guhuo, Kang Fu, and Yanxuan's master Fairy Zhong Yao. They seemed to have something to talk about, but Tang Bonian had said that he would have to wait for one more person. People, when everyone arrives, they will tell the real reason why they were summoned here.
Fairy Guhuo must know the whole story. She is Tang Ping's master, so she must have learned something from Tang Ping's mouth, but for some reason she always looked gloomy.
Senior Kang Fu was the most relieved, sitting there drinking tea and chatting with Tang Bonian.
Fairy Zhong Yao was sitting here for the first time. She didn’t know what happened. Looking at everyone’s faces, she felt curious and confused. She didn’t know what Elder Tang from Shuiyun Valley wanted to do with her today. What’s more? I don’t know who I have to wait for next.
Not long after waiting, the door opened, and a woman in white was respectfully led in by one of Tang Bonian's disciples.
It turned out to be Mu Xiufeng’s alchemy-forming female sword cultivator, Fairy Leng Yue!
"Go out and guard. No one is allowed in without me!" After Tang Bonian finished speaking, the disciple bowed respectfully and left.
"Fairy Lengyue, please sit down," Tang Bonian gestured with his hand.
Fairy Lengyue was puzzled after receiving Tang Bonian's invitation. Now that she came here and found that there were still people there, she was even more puzzled. In fact, she was not the only one. In addition to Tang Bonian and Fairy Guhuo, there were other people in this room. Fairy Kang Fu and Zhong Yao didn't know why Fairy Lengyue came here.
With a slight nod, Fairy Lengyue sat down.
"Today I invite you all to come to me. I am also...entrusted by someone to tell you some things. Before I talk about these things, I have something to ask Fairy Lengyue."
"Oh," Fairy Lengyue looked at Tang Bonian curiously, "Elder Tang, please tell me something."
"Well, Mu Xiufeng has a child named Li Jian, who was selected by the First Class. I heard that Fairy Lengyue favored him and intended to accept him as a disciple. However, due to some trivial matters, it has been delayed. If If I think correctly, will Fairy Leng Yue prepare for Li Jian’s apprenticeship after the ‘Cheng Guan En Trial’?”
"Yes, this is indeed the case. I think that Li Jian is a good kid and a good talent, so I came up with the idea of accepting a disciple. But how can I bother Elder Tang to ask about this matter?" Fairy Leng Yue said. .
"Haha, don't think too much, Fairy Lengyue, I'm just making sure. Well, one more question, is Fairy Lengyue determined to accept that Li Jian as her disciple?"
"Not bad!" At this point, Fairy Leng Yue even began to suspect that all the people in the room were here to make a petition for Yun Xi, and she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
"Well, that's good. Then we can start talking about today's events." After Tang Bonian finished speaking, he first cast a spell in the direction of the door, and then said, "Not a word of what we say now will be forgotten." People outside should listen, and after you leave here, don’t tell others what is said here.”
"Everyone should have noticed that you, whether you are current disciples or future disciples, those children, apart from practicing separately within the sect, will always be together whenever they go out. There is nothing wrong with this, right? ?”
Fairy Lengyue felt relieved when she heard this. Since Tang Bonian said so, then what we are going to talk about today involves not only Li Jian, but also other people's disciples. From this, it seems that today at least is not here. He interceded for that girl Yunxi, so the original doubts and slight unhappiness in his heart were relieved.
Kang Fu looked at it casually and nodded.
Fairy Zhong Yao became a little nervous. After hearing what Tang Bonian said, she immediately had a thought: Could it be that those children caused some trouble outside?
Fairy Guhuo said impatiently:
"Just say it directly, don't make it so mysterious!"
Tang Bonian smiled and said:
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. You all have been in the Five Spirits Sect for a long time. Have you ever heard of the term 'Fifth Ancestor' in our Five Spirits Sect?"
The first person to speak was Kang Fu:
"Fifth Ancestor? Of course I have heard of it. Hey, don't they all say that the Five Ancestors are five people with advanced cultivation, powerful methods, and have made many great contributions to our Five Spirits Sect?"
Fairy Zhong Yao said:
"It is said that the Fifth Patriarch is just a title, and they were all awarded posthumously after the five ascended to immortality. And I also heard that the Fifth Patriarch is also divided into generations. The founding of our Wuling Sect is the credit of the first generation of the Five Patriarchs, and later the Five Patriarchs successively The second and third generations and even more fifth ancestors appeared..."
Fairy Leng Yue said:
"What I know is that no matter which generation of five ancestors there are, one of them must be the ancestor of our Mu Xiufeng."
Fairy Guhuo said impatiently:
"Just now you were talking about a few of our disciples, why are you talking about the 'Fifth Patriarch' now? What on earth are you going to say?"
What Fairy Guhuo said made several people in the room become curious, and they all looked at Tang Bonian who was sitting in the middle.
"Haha," Tang Bonian smiled and said, "What I am going to say today is a bit unbelievable, so you should be patient and listen to me."
"Senior Sister Gu Huo's disciple is Tang Ping. Well, Tang Ping is my granddaughter, so this matter is related to me. Brother Kang Fu's disciple is Lu Pingchuan, and the eldest disciple Fairy Zhong Yao has just accepted is Yan. Xuan, and the one Fairy Lengyue wants to accept as her disciple is Li Jian. These four children can be regarded as having masters. However, there are five of them, and one is Qian Chao. These five children, They have been hanging out together since they were in Young Ming Valley. After refining their bodies and entering the sect, as long as they go out for training, the five of them must be together. Therefore, the five of them can at least be considered brothers and sisters and can advance and retreat together. This is very gratifying. Among the five of them, four of them have already learned from their masters. Only one Qian Chao has yet to be accepted by any of the Nine Xuan elders as his disciples. This is probably the case for everyone. I know, but that’s not the case, Qian Chao actually has a mentor, and the origin of his mentor is very unusual.”
Next, Tang Bonian told the whole story of Qian Chao's apprenticeship to everyone in the room. Except that he didn't know the true identity of Mr. Zhuang, Tang Bonian told everyone present everything he knew. people.
Fairy Guhuo already knew about Qian Chao's apprenticeship from Tang Ping, so she was no longer surprised when she heard it again. However, the other three people sat up straight after hearing it and looked at Tang Bonian in shock.
Fairy Zhong Yao said in surprise:
"Oh my god, it turned out to be the master Mo Zu from Yuhu Mountain found for him. This kid Qian Chao is really blessed!"
Kang Fu had always had a good impression of Qian Chao, so he smiled when he was surprised:
"Well, that kid is smart, and he should be recognized by Mo Zu. I said that last time Old Man Tang wanted to find a master for him in Jiuxuan, he was not willing. If he had nodded at that time, it would have been delayed. By myself."
Fairy Leng Yue said:
"So, then Qian Chao's master should also be... the ancestor of Nascent Soul?"
Tang Bonian said:
"I don't know whether Mr. Zhuang is the Patriarch of Yuanying, but I guess that is the case. After all, he is an old friend of Master Mo for many years. That Master Mo is not a person who is willing to make friends with younger generations."
Fairy Guhuo said:
"What does this have to do with the 'Five Ancestors' you just mentioned?"
Tang Bonian continued:
"Mozu summoned me to Yuhu Mountain a few days ago and told me that he met Qian Chao in Ruixuan Town and was very satisfied with the child, and he also learned some things from Mr. Zhuang Of course, it was Qian Chao who told Mr. Zhuang that those things involved an evil cultivator family that our sect had wiped out in the early years, that is, the Suo family. Several of the remnants of the family had sneaked into the Five Spirits Sect by seizing their bodies and were conspiring. In order to harm our sect, one of the leaders, named Wen Liang, is actually one of the two remnants of the Suo family. Senior Sister Guhuo and Brother Kang already knew about this. It was at that time that Mo Zu and I Talking about our Five Spirits Sect’s ‘Fifth Ancestor’.”
"Guys, don't think that Ancestor Mo just fell in love with a money trend. Several of your disciples are also in Ancestor Mo's eyes. Speaking of which, this is the first time that Yan Shuang and others met Yan Shuang after he entered the sect. There was a night attack, and the sect also arranged protection. At that time, Mo Zu, who happened to be passing by, saw Qian Chao's method of using formations to deal with a 'blood puppet', and he began to cherish his talents. What happened later? , Alas, they are all the ancestors of Yuanying, and they actually followed those five children quietly. This Mozu can be a witness to many major events that happened later! According to him, besides Qian Chao In addition, the other four children must also be the best among the tens of thousands of Qi refining disciples in the sect. Well, he said that Tang Ping's methods are all three sects of Shuiyun Valley, and they are endless, and this girl is also quite intelligent. Ji; Yanxuan, he has a kind heart and actually has a good fire spirit. I haven't seen such a disciple for many years; Li Jian, that kid, is born with amazing power of induction, and has a resolute temperament and a calm mind. He is an extremely rare sword cultivator; as for Lu Pingchuan, he is a rare talent in physical cultivation. He can endure hardship and has a kind-hearted temperament. In time, this kid's achievements will definitely be higher than yours, Brother Kang."
"Oh, that's what Mo Zu said? Haha, I just said that I have a good vision and have accepted a good apprentice!" Kang Fu said happily after hearing this!
His own disciples, or the disciples he wanted to accept, could receive such praise and affirmation from Yuhushan Yuanying Patriarch, which naturally made these Danjie seniors feel happy, but Fairy Guhuo was not moved and said :
"Master Mo has never accepted a disciple, so why does he praise other people's disciples? There must be something weird in this, please continue."
"Haha, Senior Sister Guhuo is right. After Mozu praised the five children in front of me that time, he changed the subject and asked me if I knew about the 'Fifth Ancestor' of the Wuling Sect. Regarding the 'Five Ancestor', Zu' I knew a little but not much. Later, Zu Mo explained it to me in detail."
"Ancestor Mo said that our Wuling Sect was founded by the first generation of the 'Five Ancestors'. At that time, there were only five sects in the world, or the largest sects were five. That was during the 'Battle across the Sea'. The five major sects The sect united with other sects and families in the world to resist the foreign monks coming across the sea. This area of our sect was the battlefield back then. The first five ancestors were born in the five major sects at that time, and they were the top of their respective sects. Character. Well, because the war was not going well at that time and the losses were too high, the five major sects were afraid and secretly negotiated peace with the foreign monks who came across the sea. Not only did they agree that the foreign monks could take root in the land of Central Continent, And he also betrayed all the members of the sects who were fighting fiercely in the front to those foreign monks! When the news came, the monks fighting in the front were furious. From then on, the first generation of the Five Ancestors made an alliance with their blood and united all the Central Continent who were fighting there. The monks all gathered under their command and took root here. They resisted desperately with those foreign monks. After many years of bloody battles and fighting, it was extremely difficult and arduous, and finally defeated those foreign monks who came across the sea. Because they were betrayed and betrayed, the monks who participated in this cross-sea battle were no longer willing to return to their original sect, so they established a sect and established an ancestral court here. This is the origin of our Five Spirits Sect."
"Needless to say, the first generation of the Five Ancestors were all top figures of the five major sects at that time. Their cultivation and methods were unparalleled in the world. Later, our Wuling Sect has been threatened by the other five major sects since then. After all, because Regarding the betrayal, the Five Spirit Sect has had enmity with the other five sects since its establishment. After the foreign enemies were eliminated, Central Continent experienced a long period of turmoil. The five major sects united to wipe out the Five Spirit Sect in one fell swoop. Well, after the first generation of the Fifth Patriarch ascended to immortality, the Wuling Sect experienced many dangerous moments. What is strange is that whenever the Wuling Sect was in disaster, the people who led the Wuling Sect to repel the enemy , there were actually five Patriarchs. Such disasters happened many times, and later people discovered the unusual features of those five Patriarchs who could always inspire people and turn the tide. Well, or maybe it was the similarities between them. .”
"First of all, the five Patriarchs who emerge every time during a catastrophe have basically been together since they were at a low level in self-cultivation. They understand each other and trust each other, and there is no barrier; secondly, these five The founders are actually one from each of the five sects in the sect, and they are also top figures in their respective sects. Even if some of them do not make public statements at ordinary times, when it comes to actually making a difference, the methods they display are also shocking. I can’t stop being amazed; the last thing is that these five people have been practicing all the way, and every breakthrough, whether it is the small five levels of Qi refining, foundation building, or elixir formation, they have all been achieved at the same time, which is the most amazing thing."
"When I say this, several of them must be thinking about these children. They have been together since low-level cultivation. The five of them have been together since they were practicing. They are brothers and sisters and have deep feelings for each other. Du, the same goes for these five children; they are all the best in their respective sects. Now looking at the methods of these five children, at least among the qi refining disciples of each sect, they are already the best; in addition, Gu Huo Senior sister, Brother Kang, you two were the first to accept disciples. Think about it, did these five children all break through in cultivation at the same time? After Mr. Lu broke through, the rest of them also broke through. If Tang Yatou After a breakthrough, the other four people did the same. Only in this way can the five of them leave the sect and go outside together at the third level of Qi Refining. None of us noticed this before, even if the previous breakthroughs were effortless. , but Xiaowu Pass is a big hurdle for Qi refining disciples. Many disciples have been delayed by Xiaowu Pass for more than ten or even decades, but these children helped Yan Shuang for the first time. After that, I broke through the Xiaowu Pass at the same time. Alas, I am ashamed to say that it was the Mo Zu who discovered this. If he hadn't mentioned this, I would have never thought of this."
Fairy Guhuo slowly understood what Tang Bonian meant. She looked at Tang Bonian in disbelief, and said with some hesitation:
"You mean...the five of them will be the new...Fifth Ancestor?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room stared at Tang Bonian.
